An inquest has been told that faulty scaffolding was partly to blame for the death of a worker at Brympton House at Odcombe. South Western Ambulance Service is proposing a reduction in break times for crews working on long shifts. The FA in Somerset is hosting a series of training sessions for anyone wanting to become a football referee...and more.
An inquest has been told that faulty scaffolding was partly to blame for the death of a worker at Brympton House at Odcombe. Tadeusz Marcinkowski, aged thirty-seven, was carrying out repairs to the library at the Grade-2 listed property when the scaffolding he was standing on collapsed and he fell to the floor. He died in the hospital the following day from head injuries. The inquest was told that poorly erected scaffolding used at the time had contributed to his death.
South Western Ambulance Service is proposing a reduction in break times for crews working on long shifts. Managers believe shorter break periods will improve ambulance response times but ambulance workers disagree and have won the support of their union to fight the plan.
An insect expert in Somerset says urgent action is needed to halt the decline in the insect population. A survey based on a measurement of insect remains on car number plates found that insect numbers have fallen by two-thirds in the twenty years since the last survey was carried out in 2004.
Junior doctors at hospitals in Somerset are on strike for a second day today. They’re demanding a thirty-five per cent pay rise after what they claim has been fifteen years of below-inflation increases. The government has described the pay demand as unreasonable.
Police are appealing for witnesses to an incident in which a man sustained head and other injuries in Ilminster. It happened in Station Road at around 4 am yesterday morning. Police say they don’t know how the man came to be injured and are keen to hear from anyone with dashcam or other footage of the Station Road area at the time. If you can help, you’re asked to call the non-emergency number 101.
The FA in Somerset is hosting a series of training sessions for anyone wanting to become a football referee.
There’s been a call for the Somerset Levels to be designated a National Landscape. A Yeovil man has raised £2,000 for a new school minibus at Fairmead School in Yeovil by running the London Marathon. Exmoor Ales, which provides cask ales across the region and beyond, is closing its Somerset brewery and moving the business to Surrey...and more.
The long-awaited refurbishment of Yeovil police station is finally to get underway this summer. Plans have been approved to build 185 new homes off Bunford Lane in Yeovil. Police have arrested three men in Yeovil for being involved in the supply of Class A drugs. A Somerset jockey has been named Champion Conditional Jockey of 2025...and more.
New figures have shown that registering as a new patient with an NHS dentist in Somerset is still just as difficult as it was six months ago. The go-ahead has been given to build 160 new houses on Station Road in Castle Cary. A sailor from South Petherton has been chosen to lead a team in the round-the-world Clipper Race...and more.
Somerset Council is being criticised for taking too long to re-open Yeovil's Octagon Theatre. The Liberal Democrats have won a seat on Chard Town Council by one vote. Dates have been announced for this year’s illuminated carnival processions in South Somerset...and more.
Police are investigating the theft of a motorbike in Ilminster. Tributes have been paid to the former Yeovil Town player-manager, Cecil Irwin, who has died aged 83. Town criers from across the South West will be in Yeovil tomorrow competing for the loudest voice in the Yeovil Town Crier Competition 2025...and more
Police are appealing for witnesses to an accident in which a child was struck by a car in Yeovil. This week, a planning inquiry is being held into plans to turn a Somerset shopping centre into a retirement complex. A Somerset woman is planning to walk the 70-miles of Hadrian's Wall to mark her 90th birthday...and more.
Tourism bosses in Somerset say they feel confident the County will have a good summer for visitors this year. A group representing care providers in Somerset is warning that some residential homes are at risk of going out of business due to rising costs. A Somerset animal charity has taken into care, three orphaned badger cubs...and more.
The Care Quality Commission has given two GP practices in Yeovil a 'good' overall rating. According to insurers, AXA, thefts at commercial premises in Somerset are on the rise. Bus users in Somerset could see changes to the frequency of services when the new West of England mayor takes office. Martock is to host its first Pride event in June...and more.
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